November 5, 2024, 8:34pm Clark County Politics Free
Democratic incumbent Maria Cantwell has won a fourth term, beating Republican challenger Raul Garcia in the race to represent Washington in the U.S. Senate. Read story
October 20, 2024, 6:00am Election
Democratic incumbent Maria Cantwell appears on her way to securing a fifth term in the U.S. Senate, according to new poll that shows her with a resounding lead over her… Read story
October 9, 2024, 7:30am Election
The first debate between Democratic Sen. Maria Cantwell and Republican challenger Dr. Raul Garcia elicited civil disagreements and a fair amount of agreement for what may be expected in modern polarized politics. Read story
August 7, 2024, 7:39am Election
Incumbent Democrat U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell will face Republican Raul Garcia in the November election. Read story
July 17, 2024, 7:49am Clark County Politics
There are 11 candidates running statewide for a seat with the U.S. Senate on the Aug. 6 primary ballot. Read story
June 24, 2024, 8:40am Latest News
Sen. Maria Cantwell’s first term in the Senate didn’t come easy, as she defeated incumbent Republican Slade Gorton by a margin of less than 0.1% in 2000. Since then, the Democrat has cruised to re-election three times as Washington has become an ever-bluer state. Read story
March 5, 2023, 6:00am Business
Tech manufacturers across the country are rushing to apply for some of the $49 billion in funds that the Biden administration recently opened up through the 2022 CHIPS and Science Act to incentivize domestic semiconductor manufacturing and research. Companies are applying in droves, including some with heavy manufacturing ties in… Read story
January 27, 2023, 8:16am Latest News
They are now among the most powerful women in Congress. But when they were first elected in the 1990s, they were often overlooked, or even talked down to. Read story
January 20, 2023, 7:31am Latest News
As the U.S. government on Thursday hit its self-imposed borrowing limit, Northwest lawmakers signaled the country could be in for a long fight in Congress over raising the debt ceiling that risks economic catastrophe if the parties don’t reach a deal on federal spending. Read story
January 4, 2023, 8:13am Clark County Politics
Washington Sen. Patty Murray was sworn in Tuesday as Senate president pro tempore, becoming the first woman in the country’s history to hold that role. Read story
